Guanajuato

Federal health officials expanded the cyclospora parasite outbreak investigation to four additional states (Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania), linked to shredded lettuce from Taco Bell and Taylor Farms. The outbreak now includes 1,947 cases with 98 hospitalizations, though the true count is likely higher. Investigations into supply chains and a separate outbreak in 72 people continue.

Federal health officials linked a cyclospora outbreak tied to shredded lettuce to four additional states, expanding the largest U.S. outbreak to 1,947 cases, including 98 hospitalizations. The CDC, FDA, and state agencies are investigating lettuce from Taylor Farms, which recalled iceberg lettuce from central Mexico, though no deaths have been reported.

Ferrero Mexico is investing $86 million in its San José Iturbide, Guanajuato plant to nearly double production capacity and increase exports to the United States and Canada under the USMCA trade framework. The company is known for products like Nutella and Kinder.

A Mexican man, Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, was killed after running from U.S. immigration officers and being struck by a tractor trailer in Florida. He was vacationing in the U.S. on a tourist visa and had no employment ties, according to officials and an advocacy group assisting his wife.

A Mexican man on vacation in Florida with a tourist visa died after fleeing from ICE agents and being struck by a tractor trailer. The incident is the third in a week involving encounters with U.S. immigration officers.

Taylor Farms is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market due to a cyclosporiasis outbreak. The company instructed customers like Taco Bell and Sysco to stop distributing shredded lettuce produced at a Guanajuato, Mexico facility, with Taco Bell confirming the affected ingredient would be replaced within 24 hours.

The Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (Cofepris) warned about counterfeit and adulterated Gran Centenario Anejo tequila linked to five deaths and 28 illnesses following a 15th birthday party in Salamanca, Guanajuato. The affected product, with batch number L 061 24, was sold at the Central de Abastos market in León and online, prompting a public health alert due to unspecified harmful ingredients.

Mexico's daily homicide rate dropped to a 12-year low in June 2026, with 45.4 homicides per day, a 48% decline from September 2024. The first half of 2026 saw a 30.1% year-over-year decrease in homicides, while 59,582 arrests and nearly 499 tonnes of drugs were seized since October 2024. President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected claims of a World Cup-related cartel truce as the cause, emphasizing a sustained decline linked to government security strategies.

Toyota announced moving production of its Tacoma model from Tijuana, Mexico, to its San Antonio, Texas plant as part of a $3.6 billion investment to expand the Texas facility and create 2,000 U.S. jobs. The transition will take four years, with Tijuana operations continuing during this period, and production in Guanajuato, Mexico will also continue. Toyota plans an additional $10 billion in U.S. investments through 2030.

A University of Washington journalism student undertook a nine-week summer internship at Mexico News Daily in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, despite limited Spanish proficiency and travel restrictions due to a U.S. State Department travel advisory. The internship, supported by the International Reporting Scholarship, aimed to foster journalistic growth and cultural exploration.

Mexico's homicide rate in May 2026 reached its lowest level in 11 years, with 47.3 daily homicides, a 27.6% drop from May 2025. Guanajuato remained the deadliest state, while 28 of 32 federal entities reported declines, including an 81% drop in San Luis Potosí. The government attributed the trend to security operations that have dismantled 2,400 drug labs, seized 419 tonnes of narcotics, and confiscated nearly 30,000 firearms since October 2024.